diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js
index 614a719338..fa14192c07 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js
@@ -1,16 +1,103 @@
-//@flow
+// @flow
 import React from "react";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import type { Repository, Branch } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import {
+  Select,
+  InputField,
+  SubmitButton,
+  validation as validator
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 
-type Props = {};
+type Props = {
+  submitForm: Branch => void,
+  repository: Repository,
+  branches: Branch[],
+  loading?: boolean,
+  t: string => string
+};
+
+type State = {
+  source?: string,
+  name?: string,
+  nameValidationError: boolean
+};
+
+class BranchForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      nameValidationError: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  isValid = () => {
+    return true; //TODO
+  };
+
+  submit = (event: Event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (this.isValid()) {
+      this.props.submitForm(this.state.branch);
+    }
+  };
 
-class CreateBranch extends React.Component<Props> {
   render() {
+    const { t, branches } = this.props;
+    const { loading } = this.state;
+    const options = branches.map(branch => ({
+      label: branch.name,
+      value: branch.name
+    }));
+
     return (
       <>
-        <p>Form placeholder</p>
+        <form onSubmit={this.submit}>
+          <div className="columns">
+            <div className="column">
+              <Select
+                name="source"
+                label={t("branches.create.source")}
+                options={options}
+                onChange={this.handleSourceChange}
+                loading={loading}
+              />
+              <InputField
+                name="name"
+                label={t("branches.create.name")}
+                onChange={this.handleNameChange}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="columns">
+            <div className="column">
+              <SubmitButton
+                disabled={!this.isValid()}
+                loading={loading}
+                label={t("branches.create.submit")}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </form>
       </>
     );
   }
+
+  handleSourceChange = (source: string) => {
+    this.setState({
+      ...this.state,
+      source
+    });
+  };
+
+  handleNameChange = (name: string) => {
+    this.setState({
+      nameValidationError: !validator.isNameValid(name),
+      ...this.state,
+      name
+    });
+  };
 }
 
 export default translate("repos")(BranchForm);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js
index 63b72da58f..f552aec123 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js
@@ -1,23 +1,109 @@
 //@flow
 import React from "react";
-import { Subtitle } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
-import {translate} from "react-i18next";
+import { ErrorNotification, Loading, Subtitle } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import BranchForm from "../components/BranchForm";
+import type { Repository, Branch } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import {
+  fetchBranches,
+  getBranches,
+  createBranch,
+  createBranchReset,
+  isCreateBranchPending,
+  getCreateBranchFailure, isFetchBranchesPending, getFetchBranchesFailure
+} from "../modules/branches";
+import type { History } from "history";
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
 
 type Props = {
-  t: string => string
+  loading?: boolean,
+  error?: Error,
+  repository: Repository,
+  branches: Branch[],
+
+  // dispatcher functions
+  fetchBranches: Repository => void,
+  createBranch: (branch: Branch, callback?: () => void) => void,
+  resetForm: () => void,
+
+  // context objects
+  t: string => string,
+  history: History
 };
 
 class CreateBranch extends React.Component<Props> {
+  componentDidMount() {
+    const { fetchBranches, repository } = this.props;
+    fetchBranches(repository);
+    this.props.resetForm();
+  }
+
+  branchCreated = (branch: Branch) => {
+    const { history } = this.props;
+    history.push("/branch/" + encodeURIComponent(branch.name) + "/info");
+  };
+
+  createBranch = (branch: Branch) => {
+    this.props.createBranch(branch, () => this.branchCreated(branch));
+  };
+
   render() {
-    const { t } = this.props;
+    const { t, loading, error, repository, branches } = this.props;
+
+    if (error) {
+      return <ErrorNotification error={error} />;
+    }
+
+    if(!branches) {
+      return <Loading/>;
+    }
 
     return (
       <>
         <Subtitle subtitle={t("branches.create.title")} />
-        <p>Create placeholder</p>
+        <BranchForm
+          submitForm={branch => this.createBranch(branch)}
+          loading={loading}
+          repository={repository}
+          branches={branches}
+        />
       </>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export default translate("repos")(CreateBranch);
+const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
+  return {
+    fetchBranches: (repository: Repository) => {
+      dispatch(fetchBranches(repository));
+    },
+    createBranch: (
+      repository: Repository,
+      branch: Branch,
+      callback?: () => void
+    ) => {
+      dispatch(createBranch("ghjgkj", repository, branch, callback)); //TODO
+    },
+    resetForm: () => {
+      dispatch(createBranchReset());
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
+  const { repository } = ownProps;
+  const loading = isFetchBranchesPending(state, repository) || isCreateBranchPending(state);
+  const error = getFetchBranchesFailure(state, repository) || getCreateBranchFailure(state);
+  const branches = getBranches(state, repository);
+  return {
+    repository,
+    loading,
+    error,
+    branches
+  };
+};
+
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(translate("repos")(CreateBranch));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
index a5f676eced..d1e17191b1 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 import {
   FAILURE_SUFFIX,
   PENDING_SUFFIX,
-  SUCCESS_SUFFIX
+  SUCCESS_SUFFIX,
+  default as types
 } from "../../../modules/types";
 import { apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import type { Action, Branch, Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
@@ -19,6 +20,14 @@ export const FETCH_BRANCH_PENDING = `${FETCH_BRANCH}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_BRANCH}_${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_BRANCH_FAILURE = `${FETCH_BRANCH}_${FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
 
+export const CREATE_BRANCH = "scm/repos/CREATE_BRANCH";
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_PENDING = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_SUCCESS = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_FAILURE = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_RESET = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
+
+const CONTENT_TYPE_BRANCH = "application/vnd.scmm-branch+json;v=2";
+
 // Fetching branches
 
 export function fetchBranches(repository: Repository) {
@@ -44,10 +53,7 @@ export function fetchBranches(repository: Repository) {
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchBranch(
-  repository: Repository,
-  name: string
-) {
+export function fetchBranch(repository: Repository, name: string) {
   let link = repository._links.branches.href;
   if (!link.endsWith("/")) {
     link += "/";
@@ -69,6 +75,28 @@ export function fetchBranch(
   };
 }
 
+// create branch
+
+export function createBranch(
+  link: string,
+  repository: Repository,
+  branch: Branch,
+  callback?: () => void
+) {
+  return function(dispatch: any) {
+    dispatch(createBranchPending(repository, branch.name));
+    return apiClient
+      .post(link, branch, CONTENT_TYPE_BRANCH)
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(createBranchSuccess());
+        if (callback) {
+          callback();
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(error => dispatch(createBranchFailure(error)));
+  };
+}
+
 // Selectors
 
 export function getBranches(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
@@ -79,6 +107,10 @@ export function getBranches(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
   return null;
 }
 
+export const isPermittedToCreateBranch = (state: Object): boolean => {
+  return false; // TODO
+};
+
 export function getBranch(
   state: Object,
   repository: Repository,
@@ -103,14 +135,6 @@ export function getFetchBranchesFailure(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
   return getFailure(state, FETCH_BRANCHES, createKey(repository));
 }
 
-export function isFetchBranchPending(state: Object, repository: Repository, name: string) {
-  return isPending(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
-}
-
-export function getFetchBranchFailure(state: Object, repository: Repository, name: string) {
-  return getFailure(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
-}
-
 export function fetchBranchesPending(repository: Repository) {
   return {
     type: FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING,
@@ -135,6 +159,60 @@ export function fetchBranchesFailure(repository: Repository, error: Error) {
   };
 }
 
+export function isCreateBranchPending(state: Object) {
+  return isPending(state, CREATE_BRANCH);
+}
+
+export function getCreateBranchFailure(state: Object) {
+  return getFailure(state, CREATE_BRANCH);
+}
+
+export function createBranchPending(
+  repository: Repository,
+  name: string
+): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_PENDING,
+    payload: { repository, name },
+    itemId: createKey(repository) + "/" + name
+  };
+}
+
+export function createBranchSuccess(): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_SUCCESS
+  };
+}
+
+export function createBranchFailure(error: Error): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_FAILURE,
+    payload: error
+  };
+}
+
+export function createBranchReset(): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_RESET
+  };
+}
+
+export function isFetchBranchPending(
+  state: Object,
+  repository: Repository,
+  name: string
+) {
+  return isPending(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
+}
+
+export function getFetchBranchFailure(
+  state: Object,
+  repository: Repository,
+  name: string
+) {
+  return getFailure(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
+}
+
 export function fetchBranchPending(
   repository: Repository,
   name: string